Start Roschon Johnson or Raheim Sanders? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Roschon Johnson over Raheim Sanders in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Roschon Johnson at 4.3 points and Raheim Sanders at 4.1, a gap of 0.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Roschon Johnson's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. Market coverage on Roschon Johnson is 70 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 4.3 fantasy points for Roschon Johnson, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Roschon Johnson at 16.5 rushing yards, with a 17% chance to score a touchdown (5 and 15 market sources).

Player markets imply 4.1 fantasy points for Raheim Sanders, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Raheim Sanders at 12.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 12% chance to score a touchdown (15, 16 and 15 market sources).

That puts Roschon Johnson 0.1 points ahead of Raheim Sanders on the market projections.

Injury status

Roschon Johnson is not on the injury report.

Raheim Sanders is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Roschon Johnson played 7 percent of CHI snaps, took 5 percent of the carries, drew 2 percent of the targets and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Roschon Johnson, Week 2 against MIN: 1 of 74 snaps, 0 carries for 0 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Roschon Johnson, Week 4 against NYJ: 10 of 93 snaps, 4 carries for 16 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Through Week 4, Raheim Sanders played 33 percent of CLE snaps, took 6 percent of the carries, drew 10 percent of the targets and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Raheim Sanders, Week 1 against JAX: 18 of 51 snaps, 1 carry for 1 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 25 yards.

Raheim Sanders, Week 2 against TB: 11 of 58 snaps, 2 carries for 4 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Raheim Sanders, Week 3 against CAR: 30 of 70 snaps, 1 carry for 17 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 34 yards.

Raheim Sanders, Week 4 against PIT: 22 of 64 snaps, 2 carries for 9 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 7 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Roschon Johnson played 7 games for CHI and scored 1.7 PPR points, 0.2 a game, finishing RB134.

He ran 2 times for 17 yards and 0 touchdowns, and caught 0 of 0 targets for 0 yards.

He was on the field for 1 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Raheim Sanders played 4 games for CLE and scored 20.3 PPR points, 5.1 a game, finishing RB95.

He ran 27 times for 92 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 3 of 4 targets for 21 yards.

He was on the field for 12 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Brian Robinson over Roschon Johnson.
• Start Chris Rodriguez Jr. over Roschon Johnson.
• Start Roschon Johnson over Dameon Pierce.
• Start Blake Corum over Raheim Sanders.
• Start Brian Robinson over Raheim Sanders.
• Start Chris Rodriguez Jr. over Raheim Sanders.